Peover Superior Endowed Primary School: school finances
Large reserves
Holds £120k in reserve, 17% of a year's income.
Latest full year 2024-25, as a academy (accounts return, September–August). Cheshire East · Primary · Academy sponsor led.
Academies in a trust don't hold money on their own: THE ASPIRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST can move money between its schools. The reserve includes this school's per-pupil share of the trust's central reserve.
Reserve at the end of each year, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income and spending, 2018-19 to 2024-25
Income Spending
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| Year | Income | Spending | Balance | Reserve | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | £468k | £439k | +£29k | £81k | 81 |
2019-20 | £476k | £500k | -£24k | £36k | 89 |
2020-21 | £527k | £562k | -£35k | £85k | 95 |
2021-22 | £609k | £588k | +£21k | £84k | 104 |
2022-23 | £698k | £628k | +£70k | £127k | 97 |
2023-24 | £705k | £650k | +£55k | £155k | 96 |
2024-25 | £711k | £744k | -£33k | £120k | 93 |
Compared with similar schools
Similar schools are the 30 primary schools outside London closest in size and in the share of pupils on free school meals. Its reserve, as a share of income, is higher than 87% of them. It spends £8,000 a pupil in total; similar schools typically spend £7,807.
This school Middle half of similar schools Similar schools’ median
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| Spending per pupil | This school | Similar schools (median) | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
Teachers | £3,753 | £3,682 | £3,409–£3,844 |
Support staff (e.g. TAs) | £806 | £1,481 | £1,196–£1,829 |
Supply staff | £0 | £89 | £21–£291 |
Admin and clerical | £452 | £424 | £325–£513 |
Premises | £301 | £373 | £271–£467 |
Energy | £108 | £116 | £79–£150 |
Learning resources & ICT | £473 | £376 | £272–£479 |
Bought-in services | £54 | £229 | £129–£369 |
Compare side by side with the 3 most similar schools
Which schools are these?
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Large reserves
- Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School Large reserves
- Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School In deficit
- Meavy Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Huby Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Ashton-under-Hill First School Large reserves
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Healthy
- The Griffin Primary School In deficit
- Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary School Large reserves
- Henley Primary School In deficit
- Levens CofE School Healthy
- Haresfield Church of England Primary School Large reserves
Where the money comes from, 2024-25
| Source | Amount | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
Government grants | £659k | £7,086 |
SEN funding (part of grants) | £26k | £280 |
Self-generated (lettings, catering, donations) | £52k | £559 |
Questions to ask the school
Useful for parents, governors and PTA committees.
- What are the reserves set aside for, and when will they be spent on current pupils?
Check these figures
Every figure here comes from the school's published return to the DfE. Check it on the DfE benchmarking page for this school, and see how the status is worked out.
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